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Everyone complains about the water temple in Ocarina of Time but I know that level like the back of my hand. Easy stuff.

What makes me crazy is the jumping ostriches level in The Lion King, or any part of that game really. Why is it so hard?! And the final temple in Link to the Past is so difficult. You have to go through a ton of rooms before getting to the boss and you barely have hearts left when you get there.

The worst part of the water temple was having to equip/un-equip those metal boots that allowed you to sink, one of the best things about the 3DS version was allowing them to be put in an item slot to be tapped on and off, made that temple a breeze.

edit: oh any of those button-tapping torture sequences from any metal gear game (metal gear solid and peace walker come to mind immediately)

The unique save mechanic in that game made it so that while there were some challenging parts, it never got too frustrating because once you got past a hard part you could generally just make a save point and not have to do it again.

But then those escape sequences you lose that ability and have to do the same parts over and over, with the added time pressure... suddenly what was a fairly relaxing platformer has turned into a punishing one and I'm left getting eventually frustrated.

I would definitely not call this I game I love haha, but holy hell I can't count how many times I started up this game as a kid knowing that I would inevitably die at the electric seaweed. I vaguely remember getting past it once or twice, but I had very little health left and couldn't make it far.

I would definitely not call this I game I love haha, but holy hell I can't count how many times I started up this game as a kid knowing that I would inevitably die at the electric seaweed. I vaguely remember getting past it once or twice, but I had very little health left and couldn't make it far.
Is your username an Under the Influence of Giants reference? I remember you from AP and I always meant to ask you that.

Oh yeah I forgot about the "...in a game you love" qualifier. Cause TMNT tried pretty hard to make me actively hate it haha

I had a recent experience like this when I was playing a game called Kholat. I had been stuck in an incredibly dark cave with no flashlight for about and hour and a half, irl I hadn't taken a break, and I finally find the end and I pick up a note and suddenly the screen turns starch white so I can read the note and my fucking eyes start burning like I'd put hot coals on them. I literally couldn't go back to the game, I had to turn the lights on and wait for my eyes to readjust.